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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Southwark 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: HEALTH WORK. The number of visits made by the Health Visitors and other officers of the Public Health Department to houses in connection with Births, and other Health Work during 1923. TABLE 20.

HEALTH WORK. The number of visits made by the Health Visitors and other officers of the Public Health Department to houses in connection with Births, and other Health Work during 1923. TABLE 20.

Original Visits.Revisits.Visits to Ante-Natal Cases.Visits to Post-Natal Cases.Visits to Delicate Infants.Visits to Cases of Diarrhoea and Sick Children.Attendances at Welfare Centres and Dental Clinic.Visits where Mothers were found to be out.Special Visits, &c.Total.
Births.MeaslesOphthalmia NeonatorumBirths.Measles.Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Mrs. Holland——————————393——393
Mrs. Kingsmill538247—5,00210—230———100216,136
Miss Johnson3999823,13919—946——8820214,048
Miss Hartley39231213,5484—1055—38654—4,510
Miss Eogers40293—2,94610—121———9619—3,687
Miss Cottrill424114—4,11646—62131—461824,842
Miss Sayer34959—4,3184—133——8841—4,875
Miss Adair32929—4.323——2205627—98——5,082
Miss Freeth60110624,74031—13636713876045,823
Mrs. George2233813,5505—96o1—9630214,316
Mrs. Southward (to August 18th)—859—472—669—258564545
Mrs.Newman (home help)395117512
Total3,65711811535,6821822107718845161,83170319044,769